lightning strike
noun
1
British
: a strike by workers that is done very suddenly
2
: an occurrence of something being hit by lightning
The forest fire was caused by a lightning strike.
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Officials believe that a lightning strike was the cause of the fire.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire began from a lightning strike on July 4 and has surpassed more than 105,000 acres along the canyon's North Rim.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Most lightning strike injuries occur before and after the thunderstorm has peaked, not at the height of the storm.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Recently the committee certified a new record: the longest lightning strike ever measured.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 31 July 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire began from a lightning strike on July 4 and has surpassed more than 105,000 acres along the canyon's North Rim.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Most lightning strike injuries occur before and after the thunderstorm has peaked, not at the height of the storm.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Recently the committee certified a new record: the longest lightning strike ever measured.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lightning strike
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“Lightning strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20strike. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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